What to Do If You Were Fired Without Cause?

Posted on Mar 13, 2015 6:30am PDT

If you are the victim of wrongful termination near San Jose, you need to
meet with an
employment attorney to determine whether or not your employer was able to terminate you without
cause. California is an “at-will” employment state, but this
generalization does not apply in every employment situation. If you and
your employer agreed that you would work for a certain period of time,
employment law typically requires your employer to provide cause for termination.

Government employees as well as employees in a union also require cause
for termination, even if they are at-will employees. In addition, termination
due to sexual harassment or whistleblower retaliation is also exceptions
to the “at-will” employment law doctrine. An employee may
also file a wrongful termination claim if his or her termination was retaliation
for requesting overtime pay. The best way for a terminated employee to
assess the validity of his or her wrongful termination claim is by meeting
with an employment lawyer. The employment attorney can determine whether
the circumstances surrounding the termination fall into one of these “at-will” employment exceptions.